Daily Current Affairs from 26 July 2014

1) 15th
anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas observed: The country celebrates the 15th
anniversary of its triumph in Kargil War. This is also an occasion that invokes
feelings of both pain and pride for the families of the brave jawans who laid
down their lives protecting the territory of India from intruders. Defence
Minister Arun Jaitley, Army chief Bikram Singh,Navy chief Robin Dhowan and Air
Force chief Arup Raha paid tribute to martyrs at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate
in New Delhi.

2)
BJP veteran Kaptan Singh Solanki appointed Haryana Governor: Veteran BJP
leader and Rajya Sabha member Kaptan Singh Solanki was on Saturday appointed
the Governor of Haryana in place of Jagannath Pahadia who had completed his
tenure. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said the President has appointed
Solanki as Governor of Haryana with immediate effect.

3) Sushma
Swaraj ends Nepal visit: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj averted a
diplomatic disaster by meeting leaders of the ruling CPN-UML just before
returning to India after a three-day visit which she said was
"productive" and "successful". The hour-long meeting
between Sushma Swaraj and the CPN-UML party took place at Hyatt Regency
Kathmandu where eight party leaders led by Deputy Prime Minister Bam Dev Gautam
were present.

4) Malabar
Naval Exercise featuring Indian, Japanese and US Navy started: Malabar
Naval exercise 2014 started in the Pacific Ocean. Malabar naval exercise 2014
is the 18th edition of the Malabar series conducted to enhance multinational
maritime relationships and mutual security issues.

5) PM
launched unique web platform to get citizens' ideas for governance: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a web platform - MyGov - which will
allow common man and experts from different fields to reach out to the
government with their ideas a nd suggestions. The web platform -
www.mygov.nic.in- is devised in such a way that it allows the citizens to
discuss their ideas with experts within and outside the government and even earn
"credit points" for the tasks which would eventually be approved for
implementation by concerned departments\agencies.

6) Veteran
journalist Sundaram Sankaran passed away: undaram Sankaran, a former World
Bank official and a well known journalist, has passed away at his residence in
Kensington, Maryland in the United States. He was 87. He is survived by his
wife Seetha and four children. Sankaran died on July 19, his family members
said. Having served the World Bank for over 25 years in Washington D.C., Sankaran,
played an important role in shaping the Bank’s information policy in developing
countries. He retired in 1988 as Chief of the Bank’s Public Affairs Division.

Daily Current Affairs from 26 July 2014
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1) 15th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas observed: The country celebrates the 15th anniversary of its triumph in Kargil War. This is a...